transparency for development

MISSIONDear Sir or Madam:transparency is the key element of a free market economy - it allows the human potential to implement problem orientated and sufficient changes in society leading to development.Transparency, knowledge, studying ... is our occupation as students therefore we - Aleksandra, Jochen, Bryan and Bjoern-Lasse - will explore Bangladesh in August 2007 and try to bring light into the dark. Our mission is a scientific socio-economic analysis of rural Bangladesh. Our aim is more transparency for development.In the one-month period accompanying Bibi Russell – designer and peace prize laureate – we will trek through Bangladesh. Mostly we will live in the rural areas experiencing the local everyday life. We will confront ourselves with a different reality and expect to find the insights we need to accomplish our mission.In cooperation with various partners and supported by visionary sponsors we will try redefine the terminus “development aid”. Economics, politics and sociology will be the conceptual disciplines - the basis of our work. Our objectve will be an integrated approach linking the issues transparency, corruption and the needs of infrastructure and education. Our research is based on empirical data provided by our research partners and interviews made in Bangladesh.On the following pages we will give an outline of our project. Our Motivation is purely idealistic relying on pragmatic data. Therefrom we are deeply convinced that we will able to impose change through our work.We invite you to support us and to make our vision come true. Above all, communication – transparency – is the most important contribution.Sincerely yours,Aleksandra, Jochen, Bryan and Bjoern-Lasse